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Casey Legumina Ready to Take Next Step After Reds Called Him Up From Triple-A Louisville
Legumina gets another shot after an uninspiring big league stint last season.
The Cincinnati Reds recalled Casey Legumina from Triple-A while Frankie Montas’ arm heals. Montas was hit by a line drive on Sunday and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Legumina shouldn’t be a high leverage relief pitcher, but he has shown some growth in Louisville this year.
Last year, Legumina got a cup of coffee in the Reds bullpen. He allowed 11 total runs, eight earned, in 12 2/3 innings. He struck out 11 hitters while walking nine. Not a very inspiring performance, but he has shown growth this year and had some interesting underlying numbers in his small sample size last year.
Legumina has pitched 10 innings in six appearances with 11 strikeouts and one walk this season in Triple-A Louisville. That kind of ratio could serve him well now that he is back in the big leagues. His ratio wasn’t that great last year, but he did have some numbers that pointed to him being a serviceable pitcher.
He limited hard contact in his short stint in 2023. Hitters had an average exit velocity against him of 85 MPH. League average for that stat is 88 MPH. Legumina also limited opposing hitter’s barrels, hard hit percentage, and launch angle all below league average. If he can combine his strikeout to walk rate in Louisville with that kind of weak contact, he could be a valuable middle-innings guy for the Reds.
Chances are he won’t be in Cincinnati for long, but they could be productive innings that help him build a foundation for the future.
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